While water resources in our region have historically been managed separately, a new urgency is at hand due to water scarcity and legal determinations on the horizon for communities and water users to agree on the status of water resources, and to establish priorities for their management and coordination. Since last …
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Barcon says there is plenty of time to get TRSD project right.
By: Fred Barcon I am shocked to watch a project as heavily flawed as the TRSD project move forward despite having numerous fatal flaws. Any one of the flaws should have caused USDA to halt the project, and yet it moves forward full speed. USDA has pumped fear to Tri …
Read More »Residents encouraged to contact Congressman O’Halleran to resolve TCRSD flaws.
By: Fred Barcon I receive a lot of calls and messages from concerned residents regarding the TCRSD project. A lot of people have picked up on the severity of the mistakes made by the TCRSD board, and USDA, and would like to elevate this matter to the attention of the …
Read More »Barcon lays out his case against current TCRSD plan calling it ‘nonsensical.’
Submitted by Fred Barcon A lot of people have been asking me how I’m involved with the TCRSD project, what expertise I have to critique the project, and if I am for or against the project. The Tri-City area has wastewater issues, that is a fact. Those issues need to …
Read More »Sanitary District schedules meetings to answer questions
Tri-City Regional Sanitary District (“TRSD”) has scheduled two more Community Outreach Meetings to be held on Wednesday December 5, 2018. These meetings are designed to answer questions which residents have based upon recent notices published in the Arizona Silver Belt and posted along the proposed routes of the wastewater collection …
Read More »Local leaders come together to host community meeting Nov. 20th regarding tragic shooting at Jammerz Bar.
The City of Globe will be hosting a community meeting to discuss the recent tragic events of Sunday, November 11th, at Jammerz Bar, where three members of our community have been taken from us. The purpose of this meeting is to bring together community leaders to start a dialog on …
Read More »Is there waste in that waste water project? One reader weighs in on TCRSD.
Submitted by Fred Barcon Why is Tri-City Sanitary District and USDA pushing forward despite opposition from taxpayers? The TCRSD board is supposed to represent the taxpayers of their district. So why are they hell-bent on moving forward with a project that numerous Tri-City residents are against? The most recent series …
Read More »Champion of the People: Roberto Reveles
Roberto Reveles, 86, is living democracy. A civil rights activist, his CV includes 24 years as a congressional aide and 12 years as a gold mine executive, three years as President of ACLU-Arizona, decades of volunteer service for numerous civic and cultural concerns, and leader of one of the largest …
Read More »Tonto Christmas Tree Permits Available November 13
PHOENIX- The Tonto National Forest will begin selling Christmas tree permits at 8 am on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. A permit allows the holder to cut a tree within any designated cutting site on the Tonto National Forest – regardless of whether the permit was purchased at the Supervisor’s Office or …
Read More »State’s Top Democrats and Candidates head to Coolidge for GOTV Celebration
COOLIDGE – Saturday’s Picnic is a can’t miss party for Pinal County residents This is a record election year, with more women running, first-time candidates, and registered voters in Arizona than ever before. As Arizona’s third largest county, Pinal County is at the heart of the excitement and voters are …
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